| Principal Mineral(s) | Formula |  |
Locality | When Collected | Matrix | Secondary Mineral(s) | Comments | Reference | Hardness | Streak | Specific Gravity | Crystal Form(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magnetite | Formula | Picture Too Ugly broke camera |
Central African Republic | acquired January 2000 from Fossils, Inc. | none | Unidentified crust on some crystal faces | Comments | #0403,0404,0405,0406 | Hardness | Streak | Specific Gravity | Crystal Form(s) |
| Petoskey Stone Fossil | Prismatophyllum or Hexagonaria, depending on which book or expert you prefer |   |
Lake MI shoreline, south of Traverse City | 1970s | none | Secondary Mineral(s) | gift from Mr. Gerald Morris, the Petoskey Stone Man, who was responsible for making the Petoskey Stone the State Stone of Michigan; Traded to Gary Brown February 2000 |
Reference #0291 | Hardness | Streak | Specific Gravity | Crystal Form(s) |
| Amethyst | Formula | individual specimen picture not yet available this specimen may be included in the group pictures at the beginning and end of this section |
Mexico | acquired 1996 (from Edmund Scientific) | Matrix | Secondary Mineral(s) | Comments | #0196 | Hardness | Streak | Specific Gravity | Crystal Form |
| Chalcopyrite | individual specimen picture not yet available this specimen may be included in the group pictures at the beginning and end of this section |
Iron Bridge Ontario, Canada | 1981 | unidentified | Many unidentified | Traded to Gary Brown, February 2000 | Reference #0288 | Hardness | Streak | Specific Gravity | Crystal Form(s) | |
| Orpiment | Formula | individual specimen picture not yet available this specimen may be included in the group pictures at the beginning and end of this section |
Nevada | acquired 1996 (from Edmund Scientific) | Matrix | Secondary Mineral(s) | Comments | #0197 | Hardness | Streak | Specific Gravity | Crystal Form |
| Actinolite | Formula | individual specimen picture not yet available this specimen may be included in the group pictures at the beginning and end of this section |
California | acquired 1996 (from Edmund Scientific) | Matrix | Secondary Mineral(s) | Comments | #0198 | Hardness | Streak | Specific Gravity | Crystal Form |
| Rubellite, Lepidolite | Formula | individual specimen picture not yet available this specimen may be included in the group pictures at the beginning and end of this section |
California | When Collected | Matrix | Secondary Mineral(s) | Comments | #0199 | Hardness | Streak | Specific Gravity | Crystal Form |
| Chalcopyrite | Formula | individual specimen picture not yet available this specimen may be included in the group pictures at the beginning and end of this section |
Mexico | acquired 1996 (from Edmund Scientific) | Matrix | Secondary Mineral(s) | Possibly heat treated as surface appears to be bornite | #0200 | Hardness | Streak | Specific Gravity | Crystal Form |
| Copper nugget | Cu | individual specimen picture not yet available this specimen may be included in the group pictures at the beginning and end of this section |
Michigan | acquired 1996 (from Edmund Scientific) | Matrix | Secondary Mineral(s) | acid cleaned, and possibly tumbled | #0201 | Hardness | Streak | Specific Gravity | Crystal Form |
| Chrysocolla | Formula | individual specimen picture not yet available this specimen may be included in the group pictures at the beginning and end of this section |
Arizona | acquired 1996 (from Edmund Scientific) | Matrix | Secondary Mineral(s) | Comments | #0202 | Hardness | Streak | Specific Gravity | Crystal Form |
| Gypsum rose | Formula | individual specimen picture not yet available this specimen may be included in the group pictures at the beginning and end of this section |
Mexico | acquired 1996 (from Edmund Scientific) | Matrix | Secondary Mineral(s) | Comments | #0203 | Hardness | Streak | Specific Gravity | Crystal Form |
| Aragonite | Formula | individual specimen picture not yet available this specimen may be included in the group pictures at the beginning and end of this section |
Aragon, Spain | acquired 1996 (from Edmund Scientific) | Matrix | Secondary Mineral(s) | Comments | #0204 | Hardness | Streak | Specific Gravity | hexagonal prism |
| Nickelian or Gaspetic (Gaspeitic?) Magnesite | Formula | individual specimen picture not yet available this specimen may be included in the group pictures at the beginning and end of this section |
Craig White's Chrysoprase Mines of Australia (probably a trading name for Yerilla Chrysoprase mine at Yerilla in Western Australia), wharehouse in Perth, Western Australia. | gift from Ann and Keith Berger (Round Rocks, Etc.) in 1999 | Brown siltstone? | Brucite | Comments | #0206 | Hardness | Streak | Specific Gravity | Crystal Form |
| Chrysoprase | Formula | Camera Shy | Craig White's Chrysoprase Mines of Australia (probably a trading name for Yerilla Chrysoprase mine at Yerilla in Western Australia), wharehouse in Perth, Western Australia. | gift from Ann and Keith Berger (Round Rocks, Etc.) in 1999 | Matrix | Secondary Mineral(s) | Comments | #0207 | Hardness | Streak | Specific Gravity | Crystal Form |
| Chrysoprase | Formula | Camera Shy | Craig White's Chrysoprase Mines of Australia (probably a trading name for Yerilla Chrysoprase mine at Yerilla in Western Australia), wharehouse in Perth, Western Australia. | gift from Ann and Keith Berger (Round Rocks, Etc.) in 1999 | Matrix | Secondary Mineral(s) | Comments | #0208 | Hardness | Streak | Specific Gravity | Crystal Form |
| Pegmatite Granite | Formula | individual specimen picture not yet available this specimen may be included in the group pictures at the beginning and end of this section |
Marshfield, WN | 1999 | Matrix | Secondary Mineral(s) | Collected by Kalinda Tomaszewski | #0209 | Hardness | Streak | Specific Gravity | Crystal Form |
| Maidenhair Pumice or Rottenstone | Formula | individual specimen picture not yet available this specimen may be included in the group pictures at the beginning and end of this section |
I was told this came from Hawaii | acquired 1960s | Matrix | Secondary Mineral(s) | I consistently get two identifications on this from people. | #0210 | Hardness | Streak | Specific Gravity | Crystal Form |
| Bog Iron (Limonite) | Formula | individual specimen picture not yet available this specimen may be included in the group pictures at the beginning and end of this section |
Cascade Gravel Pit (Cascade and 28th St), Grand Rapids Michigan (location developed and no longer available). | 1960s | Matrix | Secondary Mineral(s) | Comments | #0211 | Hardness | Streak | Specific Gravity | Crystal Form |
| Lazurite (Lapis Lazuli) | Formula | individual specimen picture not yet available this specimen may be included in the group pictures at the beginning and end of this section |
Ovalle, Chile | acquired 1982 | Matrix | Secondary Mineral(s) | Comments | #0212 | Hardness | Streak | Specific Gravity | Crystal Form |
| Mica Schist | Formula | individual specimen picture not yet available this specimen may be included in the group pictures at the beginning and end of this section |
Unknown | When Collected | Matrix | Garnets | Comments | #0213 | Hardness | Streak | Specific Gravity | Crystal Form |
| Specular Hematite | Formula | individual specimen picture not yet available this specimen may be included in the group pictures at the beginning and end of this section |
MI | late 1950s | Matrix | Secondary Mineral(s) | This piece is from my original collection and used to be about three times larger. It flakes off in the hand. It also has the brightest sheen of any hemetite I have. It has been dropped several times and the smaller fragments given to pebble pups. | #0214 | Hardness | Streak | Specific Gravity | Crystal Form |
| Oredon Teeth Fossil | individual specimen picture not yet available this specimen may be included in the group pictures at the beginning and end of this section |
Badlands, South Dakota | 1950s | It contains 3 1/2 teeth (plus a tiny fragment of a root from a fourth) in a section of jawbone. The teeth are about the same size as my molars but have a single inside and outside point each. It was #9 in my original collection (I wish I could find the index cards from it) and is one of the few I have left. It was a gift from the Grand Rapids Rock and Mineral Society for being the youngest first time visitor at the club meeting where I received it. | #0215 | |||||||
| Quartz | SiO2 | individual specimen picture not yet available this specimen may be included in the group pictures at the beginning and end of this section |
Huaron, Peru | acquired 1996 (the Nature Emporium, Detroit Area) | Sphalerite | Pyrite in matrix and on crystals | Comments | #0216 | Specific Gravity | Terminated prisims up to 1 inch radiating off the matrix | ||
| Malachite | Formula | individual specimen picture not yet available this specimen may be included in the group pictures at the beginning and end of this section |
Morenci, AZ | probably early 1950s | Unidentified black mineral | Chrysocolla | When my Father, Ray Tomaszewski, died this was found wrapped up with a label in his closet; my Mother assumed it was a gift for me and completed the action at the next Christmas. | #0218 | Botryoidal crust | |||
| Malachite | Formula | individual specimen picture not yet available this specimen may be included in the group pictures at the beginning and end of this section |
Morenci, AZ | probably early 1950s | Unidentified reddish/brown mineral | Azurite | When my Father, Ray Tomaszewski, died this was found wrapped up with a label in his closet; my Mother assumed it was a gift for me and completed the action at the next Christmas. | #0217 | Botryoidal crust | |||
| Barite | Formula |  |
Mibladen, Morocco | acquired, January 2000 | Sphalerite | #0415 | Hardness | Streak | Specific Gravity | Crystal Form | ||
| Calcite | Formula |   |
probably Joplin, Missouri | acquired, January 2000 | Galena, Sphalerite | Bornite and possibly others | Comments | #0446 | Hardness | Streak | Specific Gravity | Crystal Form |
| Galena | Formula |   |
probably Joplin, Missouri | acquired, January 2000 | Dolamite | Sphalerite and possibly others | Comments | #0445 | Hardness | Streak | Specific Gravity | Crystal Form |
| Wolfenite | Formula |  |
Toussit, Morocco | acquired January 2000 | unidentified | at least three, one brown, one black, and one white, unidentified | Comments | #0460 | Hardness | Streak | Specific Gravity | Crystal Form |
| Copper cobble | Formula |  |
Probably Keweenaw Peninsula, MI | Acquired January 2000 | Calcite | probably several | This thing is almost solid copper from its weight | #0419 | Hardness | Streak | Specific Gravity | Crystal Form |
| Principal Mineral(s) | Formula |  |
Locality | When Collected | Matrix | Secondary Mineral(s) | Comments | Reference | Hardness | Streak | Specific Gravity | Crystal Form(s) |
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